Mighty Wanderers FC

Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC is one of the most successful teams in Malawi, having won the Super League of Malawi 6 times. Founded in 1962 by Portuguese immigrants in Blantyre, it is the oldest active club in Malawi. The founders of the club were FC Porto supporters in their homeland; as such, they incorporated the blue and white colours of Porto into the club's crest. The club's first official base was Chichiri in Blantyre. It is commonly rumoured that the current club house was built after a white Portuguese girl fell in love with club legend Yasin Osman, much to the displeasure of the Portuguese. As such, the club house was built specifically for African players after this incident to deter future love relationships between Africans and Europeans.

In 2005 and 2006 their leading striker, Aggrey Kanyenda was the top goal scorer in the 2005–06 season.{{cite web|title=Mighty Wanderers F.C|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/malawi/mtl-wanderers/17470/|website=Soccer Way|access-date=2018-02-20|archive-date=2017-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807191529/http://int.soccerway.com/teams/malawi/mtl-wanderers/17470/|url-status=live}} Their midfielder, Isaac Kaliati won the 2024 Tnm super league golden boot after scoring an impressive 17 goals to add to his 9 league assists in 27 appearances.

Due to sponsorship reasons, the team was previously known as Limbe Leaf Wanderers, Telecom Wanderers, MTL Wanderers, Be Forward Wanderers and Mighty Mukuru Wanderers.

In 2014, the club won sponsorship of about 70 million Malawi Kwacha from Be Forward, a Japanese Car Exporter.[http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/11/13/nomads-seal-be-forward-sponsorship-deal/ Nomads Seal be Forward sponsorship deal and renamed the club to Mighty Be Forward Wanderers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416163834/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/11/13/nomads-seal-be-forward-sponsorship-deal/ |date=2015-04-16 }}

In 2017, coached by Yasin Osman, Wanderers won their first league title in 11 years.

In January 2021, Wanderers will change its name again after the Japanese second-hand car dealers, Be Forward, concludes its sponsorship contract.{{cite web|url=https://malawi24.com/2021/01/02/wanderers-to-change-name-colours-as-be-forward-departs/|title=Wanderers to change name, colours as BE Forward departs|accessdate=21 April 2021|website=malawi24.com|date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421080141/https://malawi24.com/2021/01/02/wanderers-to-change-name-colours-as-be-forward-departs/|url-status=live}}

The Blantyre derby between Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers is a fiercely contested match and in contrast to most of the other games played in the domestic cups and the Malawi TNM Super League, matches between the two rivals always attract a large fanbase. The club also shares notable rivalries with Blue Eagles, Civil Service United and Silver Strikers FC. Matches between these games are also a notable fixture on the Football Calendar.

Airtel top 8

2022

• Super League of Malawi: 6

::1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2017

• Castel Challenge Cup:1

:: 2024

• Bp Top 8: 1

::2004

• Malawi Carlsberg Cup:1

::1999

• Malawi FAM Cup: 3

::2005,2012, 2013

• Malawi Charity Shield: 4

::2004, 2006, 2016, 2019

• Bingu Cup: 1

::2008

• Chibuku Cup: 8

:: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1994, 1997

• Kamuzu Cup: 4'

:: 1976, 1982, 1985, 1997

• Airtel Top 8 Cup: 1'

:: 2022

• Press Cup: 1

:: 1990

• '555 Challenge Cup: 3

::1985, 1986, 1997

• Franklin Cup: 1

:: 1966/67

• Stan Hope Trophy: 1

:: 1964/65

• BAT Sportsman Trophy: 2

:: 1985, 1986

• Presidential Cup: 2

:: 2008/09, 2011

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• [https://mightywanderersfc.com/ Mighty Wanderers official site ]

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Category:Football clubs in Malawi

Category:Association football clubs established in 1962

Category:Sport in Blantyre

Category:1962 establishments in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland